Ecclesiastes 3:11 - Four Things We Should Know.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV) He has made
everything beautiful in its time. He has also set
eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom
what God has done from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NLT) Yet God has made
everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted
eternity in the human heart, but even so, people
cannot see the whole scope of Gods work from
beginning to end.
COMMENTARY PEARL
There are four things we should know
about every person on earth. No matter how
successful or unsuccessful they are, how famous or
obscure they are, or how attractive or unattractive
they may be, everyone shares these four traits.
ONE, there is an essential emptiness in
every person who hasn't yet come to Christ.
Everyone is essentially empty. No matter how much
money or prestige someone has, he or she has to
deal with that emptiness. Scripture says that God
made His creation subject to vanity, or
emptiness, meaning there is avoid, a hole if you will,
inside every man, woman, and child.
TWO, people are lonely. We can assume
there is a sense of loneliness in every
individual. Albert Einstein once wrote, "It is strange
to be known so universally and yet to be so
lonely." People are lonely. We need to know that.
THREE, people have a sense of guilt. They
may try to mask it with alcohol or have a
psychologist or psychiatrist tell them it is not there.
But they have to deal with their guilt over the
things they have done wrong. The head of a mental
institution in London said, "I could release half of my
patients if I could find a way to relieve them of
their sense of guilt."
FOUR, people are afraid to die. Some may
strut around and say, "Not me. I'm not afraid to
die." But they are.
So don't be so intimidated by the facades
that people hide behind and assume they don't
want to hear what you have to say about your
faith in Christ. Remember, you used to be one of
those people. I used to be one of those people. We
responded to the gospel. And so will they. [Every Day
with Jesus by Greg Laurie]
LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE
Ecclesiastes 3:11 - Waiting on God.
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210207-0941.html
Ecclesiastes 3:11 - God Has Put Eternity In
Our Hearts.
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200827-0931.html
YOUR COMMENTS
If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in
hearing from you. Thanks in advance and let's keep
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred
Gibbs
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Most Important Decision in Life:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0
Steps to Peace by Billy Graham:
https://stepstopeace.org/
A Man without Equal by Bill Bright:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo
Seeking God Made Real:
http://vimeo.com/31489782
Prayer Made Real:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE
Importance of Choice:
http://creationhealth.com/CREATION-Health/Choice [click on video]
Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David
DeRose, MD, MPH:
https://www.smartlifestyletv.com/lifestart
LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES
Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies:
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/
Amazing Facts Bible Studies:
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx
Hope Awakens Bible Study Guides:
https://www.hopeawakens.study/lesson-header;id=2
Glow Tract Video Bible Studies:
http://www.bibleresearch.info/
LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS
Islam and Christianity in Prophecy, The
Third and Final Conflict by Tim Roosenberg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHSJB-fuHLU&list=PLWhQIHGTHlkaGg5Cwe3NDzWtFX8vNSpsE
Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of
Adventist World Radio: https://www.awr.org/bible
Revelation Now by Pastor Doug Batchelor:
https://www.revelationnow.com/
Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW:
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens
Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657
